Shirt-fastener



UNITED STATES EEicE.

ATENT SHIRT-FASTENER.

Specifica-tion forming part of Letters Patent No. 51,733, dated December26, 1865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY LINK, ot Little Falls, in the county ot'Herkimer and State y ot' New York, have invented a new and OrnamentalShirt-Stud or Breastpin; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof', which will enable othersskilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 is a front viewot' the back plate of the device. Fig. 2 is afront elevation of the ornamental part. Fig. 3 is a view showing the twoparts connected together. Fig. et is a perspective view of the frontpart or ornament. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the back plate, showingclearly the sind shank or pin attached. Fig. 6 is a section taken intheline x Fig. 3.

similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

The object ot' my invention is not only to provide asecurely-attachedstud for fastening shirts, &c.,bnt to combine with such fastening anornament for both gentleinens and ladies wear.

Myinvention consists in making the article in two separate parts, whichwill, by reason of,

their shape, always keepin such position that they will not bedisconnected from each other unless the wearer intentionally disconnectsthem, the same being useful and ornamental.

To enable others to understand my invention, I will proceed to describeit.

A represents the back plate ot' the device, and a the stud torconnecting itwith the fiont or ornamental part, B. This back plate canbe made of any desired shape, so long as it is so made that it will byreason ot' the gravity of the lower part always remain in oneposition-thatis,in an upright position. The stud a is secured to theback plate, A, as before stated, and it is of snfticient length to passthrough the two thicknesses oi material to be united, and on its end itcarries a head, b, of peculiar shape. This head is so made that it canonly be inserted through a hole, o, of corresponding shape in the part Bby either throwing up the plate A-that is, reversing its positionor byreversing the position otl the ornament B, as shown in Fig. 1. This, ascan be readily understood, precludes the liability of the two partsbeing detached from each other, inasmuch as each part A and B are' madein such manner that a preponderance ot' weight shall bc at the lowerpart, which at once compels them to remain in an upright position, andthey cannot be disconnected unless the position of one of them becompletely reversed or turned upside down,77 so to speak.

In the drawings I have shown a cross for the ornament, that being afashionable ornament at the present time; but it can be easilyunderstood that various styles of ornaments, made with one partheavierthan the other parts, so that the ornament will always hang downward,may be used.

The 'device is to beinserted in this way: The part A, which is .theconcealed part, is placed beyond orwithin the inner apot' the garment inwhich the stud is to be used, and the stud thrust through a button-holeprovided for itin the garment. The ornament is then reversed and placedupon the stud, so thatit will swing on the shank ot' the stud, as shownin Fig. 6.

This will be found a very secure stud for shirt-bosoins or for ladiescollars, and will at the saine time be found a new and attractive way offastening an ornament to ladies garments.

lVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The manner herein described of fastening together shirt-bosoms orother garments,-or of securing ornaments to persons-that is. when adevice consisting of two parts, A B, are used, each part being soconstructed that its lower portion is heavier than its upper, so as tocause it to-reinainin an upright or vertical positionsubstantially asdescribed.

2. The combination ofthe back plate, A, and ornament B, substantially asdescribed.

.HENRY LINK.

Witnesses:

CEAS. G. BUEnows, JOHN UHLE.

